Olympic sailing tournament opens in Qingdao
2008-08-10 07:18:41 GMT2008-08-10 15:18:41 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Sailors compete during Yngling Class competition at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre in Qingdao, an Olympic co-host city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 9, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
Sailors of China compete during Yngling Class competition at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre in Qingdao, an Olympic co-host city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 9, 2008. First and second rounds of Yngling Class were held on Saturday. (Xinhua Photo)
Sailors compete during Yngling Class competition at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre in Qingdao, an Olympic co-host city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 9, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
The 2008 Beijing Olympic sailing tournament opened in Qingdao, Shangdong Province on Saturday.
The opening featured the first race of Finn and Yngling classes, which started at 13:24 and 13:34 respectively, both 24 minutes later than the scheduled time.